Schedule Appointment with SMR

IN PERSON - Tour for Individuals & Small Groups (offered once a month)

1 hour 30 minutes

For individuals or groups SMALLER than 10. Offered once a month.

Sign up to learn how NYC recycles and how SMR sorts 1,000 tons of recyclables each day. Ask all of your recycling questions, experience our interactive Recycling Education Center, and view the country's largest recycling facility.

Corporate groups and groups of ten or more, please see below for group and corporate tour options.

Please select the number of people in your group in the space below.

Quantity:

IN PERSON - Group Tour, for Community Groups & Non-Profits

1 hour 30 minutes

For groups of up to 25 visitors. Groups smaller than 10, please book a tour for individuals and small groups.

Suitable for non-profits, community organizations, civic leaders or organizations, and everyday New Yorkers with a passion, interest, or curiosity for recycling. Masks are optional. Completed safety waivers are required.

Corporate groups please see below for separate tour options.

VIRTUAL - Group Tour, for Community Groups & Non-profits

1 hour

For non-profit or community groups of ten or more.
Sign up to learn how NYC recycles and how SMR sorts 1,000 tons of recyclables each day. The virtual tour will feature photos, videos and graphics depicting how recycling works in NYC and beyond, including operations at SMR, the largest facility of its kind in the country. Q and A offered as well!

Corporate groups please see below for separate tour options.

IN PERSON - Corporate Group Tour

1 hour 30 minutes

To book a tour for a Corporate or for-profit group, please use the link above to complete the Corporate Tour request form.

Tour info:
25 attendees per tour
For groups interested in learning how NYC recycles, how recycling works in general, and how to improve recycling habits. Visitors will experience the largest facility of its kind in the country.

Tour fees are used to support our student education programs.

VIRTUAL - Student Group, all grades

1 hour

Learn all about NYC recycling and waste in an interactive, online presentation featuring photos, videos, and graphics describing how NYC recycles and how SMR sorts 1000 tons of recyclables each day. Tours last 45 minutes to one hour. Let us know if you need a specific start and end time!

IN-PERSON Student Group, Grades 2 - 5

1 hour 50 minutes

We are thrilled to invite student groups back on site! Learn all about NYC recycling and waste in our interactive Recycling Education Center. After a brief discussion, students participate in hands on activities focused on the recycling process and then proceed to the observation platform to see hundreds of tons of New York City's recyclables and the vast system that sorts them out. Space for lunch!

Safety waivers are required. Currently, we can accommodate 20 students and five chaperones per group.

IN-PERSON - Student Group, Grades 6-8

1 hour 30 minutes

We are thrilled to invite students back on site! Learn all about NYC recycling and waste in our interactive Recycling Education Center. After a brief discussion, students participate in hands on activities focused on the recycling process and then proceed to the observation platform to see hundreds of tons of New York City's recyclables and the vast system that sorts them out.

Safety waivers are required. Currently, we can accommodate 20 students and five chaperones per group.

IN-PERSON - High School Group

1 hour 20 minutes

Max 20 students per tour. Safety waivers required.
We are thrilled to welcome high school student groups back on site! Students will learn about NYC recycling and waste through a short presentation, time in the interactive Recycling Education Center, and a view from the observation deck where they will see hundreds of tons of NYC recyclables and the vast system that sorts them out. We are able to cater to multiple topics and areas of interest related to waste and sustainability.

VIRTUAL - College/Graduate School

1 hour

We tailor tours for a wide range of classes: environmental education, urban planning, architecture, anthropology, economics, product design, engineering, and more. The presentation will include relevant photos and videos depicting the recycling process.

IN PERSON - College/Graduate School

1 hour 30 minutes

Max of 25 attendees per tour. Safety waivers required.
We tailor tours for a wide range of classes: environmental education, urban planning, architecture, anthropology, economics, product design, engineering, and more. Attendees will also view our tipping floor, where we receive hundreds of tons of recyclables each day, and the massive system that sorts the recyclables.

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